The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1887-08-19

As will be seen by reference to the proceed
iHgs OF the county commissioners in to-day's
PIONEER, the board at its meeting last Friday,
by vote OF four to one, decided to accept the
offer made by H. +. Miller and ordered the
treasurer to pay the five warrants issued to
Miller & Greene, for legal services claimed to
have been rendered Steele county in 1853.
These orders were issued by the first board of
county commissioners who we're appointed at
the time Of the organization of Stee,e county,
upon bill presented aud properly verified by
H. F. Miller, one Of the partners Of the firm,
were registered by the treasurer, and were in
every way regular. Without entering at the
present time into the question of tue value of
the services rendered Steele county by Messrs.
Miller l. Greene, we can say that wo believe
the commissioners have acted wisely aud for
the best interests Of the county, economically
considered, in settling this mattor. No one
will pretend to deny that the bill was exorbit-
ant and out Of all proportion to any actual
legal services rendered by these gentlemen for
the county. Still the fact remained that their
bill had been allowed by board OF commits
elUuCAS lSSNly NtpOlttVuS tuO UluClo lsoucNs
and all the forms Of the law complied with.
1t would seem to us, therefore. that tho county
was estopped from inquiring into the validity
Of its own act, and was bound by tue action of
its officers. Had the matter been allowed to
60 into the courts the probabilities arc that 1t
would have cost the county large sum OF
money in lawyers fees and court expenses,
with the chances strongly in favor Of the
county being beaten and having the original
bill With added penalty to pay. Taking all the
circumstances Of the case into account, We b.
lieve that the people wiz sustain the commits
sioners in their action as being for the best in-
terests Of all concerned. Commissioner Wilcox
and District Attorney Paul deserve credit for
their successful efforts in saving the county
about 81, 600 in interest Oh this transaction.
Maud Aleen Thomas, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Thomas, of Willow Lake township,
born July 6, 1887, is thrice lucky child. II
was not only her good fortune to be born in
Dakota, to have caught her first glimpse
Of sunlight near the beautiful banks Of
Goose Lake, in the good county Of Steele,
but it is also her good fortune to have been tn.
one among tho II, 1853 babies who held Ger
tihcates in the st. Paul Globes "Baby Benefit
drawing to carry off the golden apple. Til,
prize to which LucEy Little Maud is entitled il
a lot of ground in the city of st. Paul, knowr
as lot No. &c, block No. 81, in Mercer d Ma
graw's addition. Tho number OF the luck,
ticket which Maud held was 20, 563. The draw
ing occurred at tho Globe Office in St. Paul las
Saturday, and the fifteenth number drawn wa
the prize. The tickets were sent to nearly al
parts Of the world, but so far as we are in
formed Miss Maud held the only one In Steel
county, not because Steele county hasn't plent
OF babies, but because it was conceded before
hand that one Steele county girl baby wa
enough TO down the balance Of the world Il
competitive struggle with Dame Fortune
On Tuesday Miss Maud was brought to town
and notwithstanding her tender age bore tn
journey well. After several attempts prett.
fair picture of the young miss was taken ant
sent to the Globe, from which cut will b'
made and printed in that paper. The younl
lady is OF light complexion, blue eyes, ant
weighs IL pounds; Of course she is pretty, o.
she would not be Dakota girl. For the in
formation Of the Globe we would state tha
Steele county is still producing its full quota o
babies both girls and boys, and il it, has an!
more real estate TO dispose Of on the sam,
terms each baby is ready to take lot.